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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Tēr'ror-less, a. p. 1367Free from terror.Tērse, a. p. 1367Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; clear. [Obs. and rare.] “Many stones, ... although terse and smooth, have not this power attractive.” Browne. 2. Cleanly written; polished; neat. [Obs.]…Tērse'ly, adv. p. 1367In a terse manner; neatly; concisely.Tērse'ness, n. p. 1367The state or quality of being terse; neatness; conciseness; succinctness. “The terseness of Junius.” Landor.Ter-sŭl'phu-rĕt, n. p. 1367(Chem.) A sulphuret containing three equivalents of sulphur.Ter-tĕn’ant, n. p. 1367(Law.) The occupant of land. See TERRE-TENANT.Tēr'tial, a. p. 1367(Ornith.) Growing on the last or innermost joint of a bird's wing; — said of quills. Sorenson.Tēr'tial, n. p. 1367(Ornith.) One of the quills or large feathers which grow near the junction of the wing with the body.Tēr'tian, a. p. 1367Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever.Tĕr'tian, n. p. 1367(Med.) A disease or fever whose paroxysms return every third day; an intermittent whose paroxysms occur after intervals of about forty-eight hours. 2. A liquid measure used for wine, equal to seventy…Tĕr'ti-a-ry, a. p. 1367Of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word. [Rare.] Trench. Tertiary color, a color produced by the mixture of two secondaries. “The so-called tertiary colors are…Tēr'ti-āte, v. t. p. 1367To do or perform for the third time. Johnson. 2. To examine, as the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or, in general, to examine the thickness of, as ordnance, in order to ascertain its…Terza-rima, n. p. 1367A peculiar and complicated system of versification, borrowed by the early Italian poets from the Troubadours.Terzetto, n. p. 1367(Mus.) A composition in three parts; a trio.Tēs'sel-lar, a. p. 1367Formed in squares.Tĕs'sel-lāte, v. t. p. 1367To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work. The floors are sometimes of wood, tessellated after the fashion of France. Macaulay.Tēs′/sel-lā′ted, p. a. p. 1367Formed in little squares or mosaic work, checkered; as, a tessellated pavement. 2. (Bot.) Spotted like a chess-board; as, a tessellated leaf.Tēs'sel-lā'tiōn, n. p. 1367Mosaic work, or the operation of making it. Forsyth.Tēs'se-rā, n. p. 1367A small piece, cubical or of some other geometrical form, of marble, glass, earthen-ware, &c., used for various purposes by the ancients, as for making tessellated pavements, for ornamenting walls…Tēs'se-rā'ic, a. p. 1367Diversified by squares; tessellated. [Obs.] Atkins.Tēs'se-ral, a. p. 1367Of, pertaining to, or containing, tesserae. 2. (Crystallog.) Having, or characterized by, three equal axes at right angles, like the cube; monometric.Tēs'su-lar, a. p. 1367(Crystallog.) Related to the cube, or having equal axes, like the cube; tesseral.Tēst, n. p. 1367(Metal.) A cupel, in which metals are melted for trial and refinement. 2. Examination by the cupel; hence, any critical trial and examination. 3. Means of trial. Each test, and every light, her muse…Tēst, n. p. 1367A witness. [Obs.] “Prelates and great lords of England, who were . . . tests of that deed.” Berners.Tēst, v. i. p. 1367To make a testament or will. [Obs.]Tēst, v. t. p. 1367(Metal.) To refine, as gold or silver, by means of lead, in a test, by the vitrification, scorification, oxidation, and the like, of all extraneous matter. 2. To put to the proof; to prove the truth…Tēst or Tĕs'ta, n. p. 1367(Zoöl.) A shell, as of an oyster or crab. 2. (Bot.) The integuments of a seed. Lindley.Tēst'a-ble, a. p. 1368(Law.) Capable of being devised, or given by will. Blackstone.Tēs-tā'ce-ā or Tes-tā'ceans, n. pl. p. 1368(Zoöl.) Marine animals covered with shells, especially mollusks; shell-fish.Tes-tā'çe-ōg'ra-phy, n. p. 1368(Zoöl.) The science which treats of testaceans, or shell-fish; the description of shell-fish. [Rare.]Tes-tā'çe-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 1368(Zoöl.) The science of testaceous mollusks; conchology. [Rare.]Tēs-tā'ceoŭs, a. p. 1368Of, or pertaining to, shells; consisting of a hard shell, or having a hard, continuous shell. Testaceous animals (Zoöl.), animals having a strong, thick, entire shell, as oysters and clams, thus…Tēs'ta-cy, n. p. 1368(Law.) The state or circumstance of being testate, or of leaving a valid will at death.Tĕs'ta-ment, n. p. 1368(Law.) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to the disposal of his estate and effects after his death. ☞ This is otherwise called a will, and sometimes a…Tĕs'ta-mĕnt'al, a. p. 1368Of, or pertaining to, a testament; testamentary. Thy testamental cup I take, And thus remember thee. Montgomery.Tēst'/a-mĕnt'a-ry, a. p. 1368Of, or pertaining to, a will or testament; as, letters testamentary. 2. Bequeathed by will; given by testament. How many testamentary charities have been defeated by the negligence or fraud of…Tēs'ta-men-tā'tion, n. p. 1368The act or power of giving by testament or will. [Rare.] Burke.Tĕs-tā'mur, n. p. 1368(Eng. Universities.) A certificate of merit or proficiency; — so called from the word with which it commences.Tēs'tate, a. p. 1368(Law.) Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die testate.Tēs'tate, n. p. 1368One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person.Tes-tā'tion, n. p. 1368A witnessing or witness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Tes-tā'tor, n. p. 1368A man who makes and leaves a will or testament at death; he that makes a testament.Tes-tā'trix, n. p. 1368A woman who makes and leaves a will at death; a female testator.Tēste, n. p. 1368(Law.) The witnessing or concluding clause of a writ or other precept. Bouvier.Tēs'ter, n. p. 1368A flat canopy, as over a pulpit, tomb, and the like. Oxf. Gloss. 2. The top covering of a bed, consisting of some species of cloth, supported by the bedstead. “No tester to the bed, and the saddles…Tēs'ter, n. p. 1368An old French silver coin, of the value of about sixpence sterling, originally eighteen pence, then ninepence. See TESTON.Tĕs'tern, n. p. 1368A sixpence; a tester.Tĕs'tern, v. t. p. 1368To present with a testern. [Obs.]Tĕs'ti-cle, n. p. 1368(Anat.) One of the glands which secrete the seminal fluid in males.Tĕs'ti-cŏnd, a. p. 1368(Zoöl.) Having the testicles naturally concealed, as in the case of the cetacea. Dana.Tes-tic'ŭ-lar, a. p. 1368Of, or pertaining to, the testicles.Tes-tic'ū-late, a. p. 1368(Bot.) (a.) Shaped like a testicle; ovate and solid. Lee. (b.) Having two tubers resembling testicles in form, as some species of orchis.Testière, n. p. 1368A kind of plate-armor for the head of a war-horse.Tĕs'ti-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1368The act of testifying, or giving testimony or evidence; as, a direct testification of our homage to God.Tĕs'ti-fi-cā'tor, n. p. 1368One who testifies, or gives witness or evidence.Tĕs'ti-fī'er, n. p. 1368One who testifies; one who gives testimony or bears witness to prove any thing.Tēs'ti-fȳ, v. t. p. 1368To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not known to them. Jesus, . . . needed…Tĕs'ti-fy, v. t. p. 1368To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare solemnly. 2. (Law.) To affirm or declare under oath or affirmation before a tribunal, for the purpose of proving some…Tĕs'ti-ly, adv. p. 1368In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.Tēs'ti-mō'ni-al, n. p. 1368A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character or good conduct.